Dir.: Julie Lerat-Gersant; Cast: Pili Groyne, Romane Bohringer, Victoire du Bois, Lucie Charles-Alfred, Suzanne Roy-Lerat, Bilel Chegrani; France 2022, 90 min. A passionate portrait of teenage pregnancy and parental neglect from...

    Dir.: Acacio de Almeida, Marie Carré; Cast: Oscar Cruz, Sabel Ruth, Luis Miguel; Portugal 2022, 67 min. Portuguese directors  Acacio de Almeida and Marie Carré expand their short but poignant essay...

    Dir.: Alexandr Sokurov; Cast: Igor Gromov, Vakhtang Kuchava, Lothar Deeg, Tim Ettelt, Fabio Mastrangelo, Alexander Sagabashi, Muchael Gibson, Pascal Slivansky; Russia/Belgium 2022, 78 min. "You strangled Satan, passion bearer, with the...

Dir: Bianca Lucas | US Drama 84' A slim but evocative portrait of post traumatic disorder from first time feature director Bianca Lucas, one of a group of filmmakers who were...

    Dir.: Jeff Rutherford; Cast: Charlie Plummer, Jeb Berrier, Oellis Levine, Connor Brenes; USA 2022, 95 min. A father and son come together to mull over their failing relationship in this meditative...

    Dir: Patricia Mazuy | Cast: Arieh Worthalter, Achille Reggiani | French/Belgian thriller 114' Not since Gaspar Noe’s 2002 thriller Irreversible has a rape scene been so violent as pictured in this...

    Dir.: Carlos Conceicao; Cast: Joao Arrais, Anabela Moreira; Gustavo Sumpta, Leonor Silvera, Ule Balde, Meiriulo Mendes; Portugal/Angola/France; 120 min. Angolan writer/director Carlos Conceicao delves into the bitter Colonial history of his...

  Dir.: Lidia Duda; Documentary with Zosia, Oskar, Kinga; Poland 2022, 82 min. A specialist boarding school in Poland explores how blind and visually impaired the children gain strength and confidence from...

The Swiss lakeside city plays host to one of the highlights of the Summer calendar, and this year Locarno International Film Festival celebrates its 75th Anniversary.   Famous for its outdoor screenings in Piazza...